Thank
God Tom Abrahamsson is left-eyed. Left-eyed Leica photographers
are always sticking their thumbs in their eyes when they use the
thumbwinds on their cameras. It's not a problem for right-eyed
photographers or even left-eyed users of motorized SLRs. Indeed,
my EOSs don't even have thumb winds.continued>>

Amy BowersThe Regional Adjustment

I have lots
of great stories I'd like to produce this year. But my best ideas
fall flat at the network and I don't know why. I mean, why didn't
they jump on my story called "Topsoil in America"? Okay, I'm kidding
about topsoil. If the entire nation were left foodless because
of a dearth of topsoil in the heartland, "Topsoil in America"
would still be boring.continued>>

Steve
Smith

Video Lighting
Part Three

Last
month we covered the basic three-light interview setup.
This time around I thought we'd tackle lighting for other
applications. Occasionally you'll encounter the need to
photograph someone at a podium. There is a simple, but
effective two-light technique that works very well for
these situations. continued
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Jim ColburnI've Got Your Transition
Problems Right Here

In
Great Britain they have a Parliament. People get elected
to Parliament and the majority of them get together and
form a government. The head man is called the Prime Minister
and he appoints a few of his buddies to lead various departments
and they are known as his cabinet. They think they run
the country. They are wrong.continued>>